ASH, Mable Anna HowellLittle is known about Mable's childhood except that the family lived on a farm and her father owned a slaughterhouse. She quit school in the 10th grade because she simply had no clothes to wear and she went to work instead. She later met her future husband at a fireman's ball.

BAKER, Sally NolanSally was a registered nurse who worked in the mountain area of Eastern Kentucky early this century. Her patients had to be brought to the hospital by horseback, boat and sled. At least once, Sally carried a patient on her back! She also operated a ham radio during WWII and kept local families informed of the whereabouts of their sons who were in military service overseas. For her humanitarian work, Sally was voted "Queen of America" over 23 million other club women in the United States.

BEHLING, Dorothy Chloe WilliamsNWA webmaster's mother. Dorothy spent her early years living on a homestead on the Great Divide of Colorado. She served in the Marine Corps during WWII as an air control tower operator, then went on to work for the United Nations in Shanghai, China where she met and married her husband.

BERG, Irene McFeeAn early settler of Oregon as a child, this is an autobiography filled with wonderful descriptions of her childhood, farm life and tragic death of her father.

DAVIS, Bessie LaytonWithout Bessie, Thanksgiving just wouldn't be the same. Because of her dedication, turkey is still the traditional Thanksgiving treat. But just a few decades ago, due to a deadly disease called "blackhead" that wiped out entire flocks, turkey almost disappeared from the table.

HAHESY, Kathyrn May RobinsonA wonderfully detailed biography of a hard-working woman written by her daughter. Kathryn did not have an easy life, especially after her husband died, but her selflessness and generosity are very evident in this piece.

HAVENS, Eva MyrtleThis native of Topeka, Kansas, Eva wrote a wonderful autobiography filled with family details, including several vacations and moves to California and to Chicago.

HAWLEY, Caroline "Carrie" Yost HamiltonCarrie lived for an entire century and the details of her interesting life are given here, from shaking hands with President Lincoln to selling wild honey and helping her husband run a livery stable.

KIRKPATRICK, Clara Elizabeth TroutmanClara enjoyed fine sewing and crocheting and kept the baby department at Wanamaker's Store, Philadelphia filled with bootees, sacks, etc. Within 35 years, she has completed at least 2000 pairs of bootees. Clara also made aprons and many different kinds of novelties by hand.

STARK, Rebecca "Becky" Nelma Maizland SeftonBecky was born on a farm near Saxonburg, PA and grew up during the Roaring 20s. From early days of playing with bells in an abandoned blacksmith's shop near the farm, she had a passion for bells, especially the old farm dinner bell.

WALTON, Elsie Lucretia RaceHer mother died when Elsie was less than two years old and Elsie, born in 1894, was raised by her paternal grandmother in Galesburg, Michigan. She married Jack Walton and they lived their entire married life in Battle Creek, Michigan.